In the comedy “everyman” death is represented as something terribly feared because no one seems ready, death is perceived as something that distances the pleasures of this world from reality. Everyman is a classic work written in the 15th century whose subject is the struggle of the soul. It is a morality play and a good example of a transitional play linking the liturgical drama and the secular drama that came to the end of English. medieval period In the opera, death is perceived as tragic and is intensely feared. The protagonist is a person who enjoys the pleasures of life and good company when he is unexpectedly called to account to God for his earthly actions, he is stunned. It is full of pain and self-pity. He begs Death to give him more time, but Death informs him that it is impossible and that man cannot escape the reality of death. Faced with this eventuality, Everyman desperately turns to his friends for help. As Scott states, “each man's friends in the play are personifications of his qualities and possessions” (Scott 15). He has friends like company, good deeds, knowledge and later in the play he meets beauty, strength, discretion and five wits. Death is described as an individual affair, in which neither the closest friends nor the closest blood relatives can lend a hand. in. After receiving the tragic news, Everyman approaches his friend Fellowship for the first time. At first he is reluctant to reveal his pain to Fellowship because he considers it too tragic a situation. After flattery and assurances from the Fellowship to stand by him in any situation, Everyman finally pours out his pain to the Fellowship. After realizing that Everyman has been summoned from the dead, the company turns their backs on Everyman... middle of paper... Ningham and Reich 40). Furthermore, it does not respect material status. Even death, as depicted, does not take into account its own beauty and knowledge. For these reasons, death is greatly feared because it is considered a tragedy. Works Cited by Frohman Charles. Everyman: a morality game. Kessinger's editorial legacy. 2004. Print.Lawrence S. Cunningham, John J. Reich. Culture and values: a survey of the humanities. United States: Wadsworth Publishing. 2009. PRINT.Scott lady D. Everyman revived: the common sense of Michael Polanyi. Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1985. Print.Walker Greg. Medieval Drama: An Anthology. United States: Wiley-Blackwell. 2000. Print.Rosenberg JC Parallels: The Morality Play Everyman and Selected Tales. THESIS PUBLICATION AT UMI. 2011. Print.Anonymous. Everyman and other miracle and morality games. New York: Dover Publications. 1995. Print.